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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2016
Ossur Iceland Ehf, Reykjavik, IS;
Valgeir Petursson, Reykjavik, IS;
Mininder Kocher, Dover, MA (US);
OSSUR ICELAND EHF, Reykjavik, IS;
Abstract
A method for providing abduction and adduction adjustment in a hip orthosis, comprises the steps of: providing a hip orthosis having a hip plate with a pad, and a first strut coupling at a hinge to a second strut received by the hip plate; providing the first strut with an anatomical curvature; providing an intermediate shell carrying a pad slidably engages and engaging the first strut; biasing the intermediate shell by the curvature inwardly toward a user; and adjusting an angle between first and second parts of the hinge in a variety of angles, the first and second parts connecting to the first and second struts, respectively.